[#444] Update Maven Compiler Plugin configuration for Java version compatibility

Author: swlodarski-sumoheavy

pom.xml

@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-        <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
         <slf4j.version>2.0.18</slf4j.version>
         <jackson.version>2.22.0</jackson.version>
         <junit.version>6.1.0</junit.version>
@@ -65,6 +63,14 @@
                     <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.13.0</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <release>8</release>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -207,8 +213,7 @@
                 <jdk>[11,17)</jdk>
             </activation>
             <properties>
-                <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
-                <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
+                <maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>
                 <junit.version>5.14.3</junit.version>
             </properties>
         </profile>
@@ -218,8 +223,7 @@
                 <jdk>[17,)</jdk>
             </activation>
             <properties>
-                <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
-                <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
+                <maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>
                 <junit.version>6.1.0</junit.version>
             </properties>
         </profile>